A Los Angeles Ukulele Club – Brought to you by T&A Ukulele

Hello to all you Pluckin’ Strummers! Again we gather on the second Saturday of the month to play ukuleles, sing, and enjoy coffee, cookies and great conversation. Thanks to all who attend!

Mark your calendars! – June 5th, 6th, and 7th!
Our upcoming event,
The Great Ukulele Campout 2015 has recently had an exciting addition to the festivities. Fred Sokolow will be teaching two workshops and performing prior to our campfire jam session on Saturday the 6th of June. Tooch and Bambi will also be teaching a workshop or two and suggestions for topics are welcomed. Make sure to sign up early for better pricing and before we run out of camping spaces. For those not inclined to the rustic ways of camping there is a comfortable B&B nearby.
Don’t miss out. Sign up on our FB Event page.https://www.facebook.com/UkuleleCampout
This is going to be a blast!

It’s time again to gather our Pluckin’ and a Strummin’ selves to play and sing to our hearts delight. We will be enjoying our returning Far East traveling member, Gene, who will be playing bass on several songs. Thank you Gene!

9:30 – Setup Time.
Have questions and materials you need help with ready to go and fire away. Song suggestions are always welcome. New ukuleles… We want to see! Announcements scheduled. Coffee brewed. Snacks are always welcome. Let’s tune up and get ready to play and sing! Thanks to all that attend.

10:00 – 10:50 – Round One
Book One – (Yellow)

Jamaica Farewell – Pg. 199

My Girl – Pg. 166

Stand By Me – 219

All My Loving – Pg. 19

Eight Days A Week – Pg. 74

Quick Lesson Session

Goodnight, Irene – Pg. 94

How Sweet It Is – Pg. 114

Help – Pg. 106

11:10 – 12:00 – Round Two
Book Two – (Blue)

Kansas City – Pg. 202

Black Magic Woman – Pg. 41

12 Bar blues in A

A7, D7, E7

Kansas City

Quick Pick

Be My Lover

That’s How I got To Memphis

Happy – It’s back!

12:00 – Performance Time
Let’s talk about performing and how to prepare. Getting over anxiety. How to connect with the song and the audience. Ideas?

It’s time again to gather and share our fondness of our four string friend. We had stellar attendance at our last meeting. Many new faces were welcomed as well as a lot of faithful members were there. Thanks to all that attended.

Let’s not forget the upcoming record breaking attempt at U-Space on April 18th. Sign up for the event on FB or search EventBright and reserve your spot.

Please remember to tell us your song requests. Choose songs from the books we use or even ones you heard on the radio.
Also remember that we officially start at 10 am but if you need a little help come at 9:30 with materials and questions.

9:30 – Setup
Ukuleles tuned, chairs chosen, music stands placed, materials readied, and big smiles because we are about to have some fun! Setup time is also a good time to meet fellow members, ask questions, schedule announcements, and show off your favorite ukulele. Let’s get to it!

Here we go again! It’s time to gather and share our joy of the ukulele. We will concentrate on Book 1 this meeting while playing some fun favorites along with a few new ones. These books always surprise me when choosing our meetings selections. Page 330, “Upside Down” by Jack Johnson is a fun little tune we’ll learn together. If you want to practice beforehand just go online and listen to the song to get a feel for the groove. The books arrangement of this song is a half step higher than recorded by the artist. It’s in the key F rather than E which is possibly easier to group sing and definitely easier to play avoiding the often dreaded E chord.

We will also work on the April 18th LA Ukulele Expo Guinness World Record Attempt Song – “Pua I Ka Ua” which will be our “Quick Lesson Session for this meeting.

Exciting news! The Pluckin’ Strummers now have it’s very own “Meetup” Group account and we eagerly want our members and new people to sign up. Please RSVP to our upcoming meetings and visit often for additional ukulele events. Click on the link below and sign up. Thanks to all uke Pluckin’ Strummers. 😃

Member News:
Our own Ronnie Butler is singing every Monday night in February – a night of eclectic love (?) songs. His sets included inventive covers of both pop and jazz. Bring someone you love!
7:30 pm
V Wine Room
903 Westbourne Drive, West Hollywood
More info below in the link:http://ronniebutlerjrsings.tumblr.com/

Today’s Theme – Easier Favorites for everyone to enjoy and a new “Lesson Session” segment. We will have several songs with Gene playing bass. Thank you Gene! Let’s have some ukulele fun!

As always, if your new to the group your first time with us is dues free. After that it’s only $10. Please do not use the church parking lot unless physically needed. Thanks everyone!

9:30 – Setup time. Questions answered if at all possible. Announcements made or scheduled for before we begin or before second half. Coffee brewed and snacks arranged. Please feel free to bring snacks to share. Materials laid out if any. Suggestions welcomed – materials, lesson sessions, and venue possibilities needed.